The Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) has partnered with Venture Southland to deliver Wood Energy South. The Wood Energy South project focuses on building capacity of wood fuelled heat plants in the Southland region with intent to provide a demonstration and information transfer for the replication of this programme throughout New Zealand.

A CLEANER, MORE SUSTAINABLE FUEL

Wood is a clean fuel option for commercial and industrial boilers. Wood energy boilers use a readily available waste resource, offer improved air quality over lignite and can save running costs over the long term.

Wood Energy South has been set up to promote a shift in Southland to a cleaner, more sustainable fuel, improving our air quality, at the same time as we help support a new industry around the use of waste wood.

Wood Energy South is an EECA and Venture Southland partnership project. Our team is here to help answer your questions and give you all the information you need to make a sound commercial decision on your long term fuel use.

There are many Schools, Commercial and Industrial premises that can and have benefited from converting to clean wood energy in Southland including McCallum’s Dry-cleaning, Slinkskins Thornbury and Splash Palace. Recent schools to convert to wood boilers are Donovan Primary (woodchip), Waihopai School (woodchip) and Menzies College (pellets).

Wood Energy South

The reliable, clean burning, economic and sustainable fuel source

Wood Energy South is an authoritative source of current information and best practice to encourage the uptake of wood chips and pellets as a fuel for industrial and commercial boilers in Southland, including the development if locally sourced wood fuel supply chains. Wood Energy South is brought to you by Venture Southland in association with EECA.